GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| poise | balance |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |